Beer-taste beverage

Abstract

A beer-taste beverage containing 3-mercaptohexan-1-ol (3MH), wherein the mass ratio of the content of 3MH to the content of an α-acid (3MH (ppt)/α-acid (ppm)) is 180 or more. According to the present invention, a beer-taste beverage having excellent flavors, capable of giving a rich, grapefruit-like aroma and having lowered disagreeable bitterness originated from hops can be provided.

1 . A beer-taste beverage comprising 3-mercaptohexan-1-ol (3MH), wherein the mass ratio of the content of 3MH to the content of an α-acid (3MH (ppt)/α-acid (ppm)) is 180 or more. 
     
     
         2 . The beer-taste beverage according to  claim 1 , wherein the content of 3MH is from 50 to 1200 ppt. 
     
     
         3 . The beer-taste beverage according to  claim 1 , wherein the content of an α-acid is 1.0 ppm or less. 
     
     
         4 . The beer-taste beverage according to  claim 1 , further comprising 4-mercapto-4-methylpentan-2-one (4MMP). 
     
     
         5 . The beer-taste beverage according to  claim 4 , wherein the mass ratio of the content of 4MMP to the content of an α-acid (4MMP (ppt)/α-acid (ppm)) is 10 or more. 
     
     
         6 . The beer-taste beverage according to  claim 4 , wherein the content of 4MMP is from 4 to 700 ppt. 
     
     
         7 . A method for producing a beer-taste beverage as defined in  claim 1 , comprising adding a hop processed product obtained by high-temperature-and-high-pressure-treating a hop-containing water under the conditions of from 130° to 160° C. and 0.27 to 0.62 MPa to any of the steps in the production of the beer-taste beverage. 
     
     
         8 . The method for production according to  claim 7 , wherein the hops used in the preparation of the hop processed product comprise one or more varieties selected from the group consisting of Amarillo, Apollo, Cascade, Saaz, Citra, Simcoe, Strisselspalt, Chinook, Tradition, Nugget, Nelson Sauvin, Hallertauer Blanc, and Perle. 
     
     
         9 . A method for producing a hop processed product, comprising the step of high-temperature-and-high-pressure-treating a hop-containing water under the conditions of from 130° to 160° C. and 0.27 to 0.62 MPa. 
     
     
         10 . A hop processed product obtained by a method for production as defined in  claim 9 .